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Njörun
In Norse mythology, Njörun (Old Norse: ''Njǫrun'' , sometimes modernly anglicized as ''Niorun'') is a goddess attested in the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and various kennings (including once in the ''Poetic Edda''). Scholarly theories concerning her name and function in the pantheon include etymology, etymological connections to the Norse god Njörðr and the Roman goddess Nerio, and suggestions that she may represent Jörð, the earth or be the unnamed sister-wife of Njörðr. Attestations Njörun is listed (after Hjúki and Bil, Bil) as an Áss, ásynja within the ''Prose Edda'' book ''Skáldskaparmál''. No further information other than her name is provided there.Faulkes (1995:157). In addition, the name occurs in kennings for women in poetry by Kormákr Ögmundarson, Hrafn Önundarson and Rögnvaldr Kali as well as in ''Krákumál'' and verses in ''Íslendinga saga'', ''Njáls saga'' and ''Harðar saga''.Finnur Jónsson (1931:429). ''Eld-N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nótt
In Norse mythology, Night, Old West Norse: (), Old East Norse: (),Orchard (1997:120). is a goddess and personification of the night. In both the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ''Prose Edda'', composed in the 13th century, Nótt is listed as the daughter of a figure by the name of Nörvi (with variant spellings) and is associated with the horse Hrímfaxi, while the ''Prose Edda'' features information about Nótt's ancestry, including her Numbers in Germanic paganism, three marriages. Nótt's third marriage was to the god Dellingr and this resulted in their son Dagr, the personified day (although some manuscript variations list Jörð as Dellingr's wife and Dagr's mother instead). As a Proper noun#Proper nouns and common nouns, proper noun, the word ''nótt'' appears throughout Old Norse literature. Attestations ''Poetic Edda'' In stanza 24 of the poem ''Vafþrúðnismál'', the god Odin (disguised as "List of names of Odin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
